Oct 21, 2021
Today is the annual Great Shakeout event, where we take a look at earthquake preparedness here on the coast, a place where we have the double whammy of earthquake damage and tsunami flooding. We’ll take a look at an article by infamous New Yorker magazine writer Kathryn Schulz (she wrote the scary and spot on article in 2015 about the Big One that shook us up big time). We’ll look at another more positive piece she also wrote, about simple things you can do to keep your home and yourself resilient in the event of a disaster like the Big One. And, what to do once you’ve done all that.
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Oct 21, 2021 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today is the annual Great Shakeout event, where we take a look at earthquake preparedness here on the coast, a place where we have the double whammy of earthquake damage and tsunami flooding. We’ll take a look at an article by infamous New Yorker magazine writer Kathryn Schulz (she wrote the scary and spot on article in 2015 about the Big One that shook us up big time). We’ll look at another more positive piece she also wrote, about simple things you can do to keep your home and yourself resilient in the event of a disaster like the Big One. And, what to do once you’ve done all that.
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Oct 20, 2021
Most of us land dwellers think of the ocean in terms of the shore, which is the interface between land and sea. But there is so much more to it than that – a vastness that we can hardly wrap our heads around, and which is still largely unexplored. Today we take a look at the ocean abyss and the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot in the oceans of the world. Seven miles deep…
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Oct 20, 2021 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Most of us land dwellers think of the ocean in terms of the shore, which is the interface between land and sea. But there is so much more to it than that – a vastness that we can hardly wrap our heads around, and which is still largely unexplored. Today we take a look at the ocean abyss and the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot in the oceans of the world. Seven miles deep…
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It’s a growing problem in a troubled world shipping market: some ships are being abandoned by their owners, with crews and cargo still on board, often at anchor in some foreign port far from the crews’ homes. Without pay, food or fuel, things become desperate for sailors who took jobs on board in good faith and with families to feed. Today we’ll look at abandoned ships.
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Oct 20, 2021 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
It’s a growing problem in a troubled world shipping market: some ships are being abandoned by their owners, with crews and cargo still on board, often at anchor in some foreign port far from the crews’ homes. Without pay, food or fuel, things become desperate for sailors who took jobs on board in good faith and with families to feed. Today we’ll look at abandoned ships.
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Oct 01, 2021
In the world today, we get our stuff through a global intermodal supply chain. That includes ports, containerships and on the ground, trucks and trains. As more disruptions arise at ports near and far, many of them concerning containerships, now delays in the trucking and train realms also have become an issue.
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Oct 1, 2021 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
In the world today, we get our stuff through a global intermodal supply chain. That includes ports, containerships and on the ground, trucks and trains. As more disruptions arise at ports near and far, many of them concerning containerships, now delays in the trucking and train realms also have become an issue.
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Sep 30, 2021
Today, an unusual story from China that could further hamper the flow of manufacturing and shipping there, with impacts on the rest of the world. China, in a effort to enforce emissions standards to reduce pollution, has started cutting electrical power to businesses that have not met their emissions criteria. Among the most affected areas are provinces where China’s busiest container ports are located.
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Sep 30, 2021 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, an unusual story from China that could further hamper the flow of manufacturing and shipping there, with impacts on the rest of the world. China, in a effort to enforce emissions standards to reduce pollution, has started cutting electrical power to businesses that have not met their emissions criteria. Among the most affected areas are provinces where China’s busiest container ports are located.
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Sep 28, 2021
Costco has joined the list of big box retailers who are chartering their own containerships to avoid intentory shortages during the holiday season. That’s good news for shoppers there. Small businesses that have to rely on the regular supply chain may have more difficulties getitng inventory. Overall, inflation and elevated shipping costs could cause prices to rise.
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Sep 28, 2021 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Costco has joined the list of big box retailers who are chartering their own containerships to avoid intentory shortages during the holiday season. That’s good news for shoppers there. Small businesses that have to rely on the regular supply chain may have more difficulties getitng inventory. Overall, inflation and elevated shipping costs could cause prices to rise.
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